Nebraska sits in the middle of the national picture with 26 certified checking accounts — #33 of the 51 states and territories we track, against a median of 32. Only 6 of those come from an institution rooted in Nebraska; the other 20 are national banks whose accounts appear on every state list. At 23% local against a 36% median, Nebraska leans unusually hard on national providers.
18 of the 26 carry a $0 monthly maintenance fee; the 8 that do charge run from $2 to $20 a month. 19 can be opened with $0 on deposit, and the largest opening deposit asked anywhere on this list is $1,000. 24 run no overdraft program at all; the other 2 still cannot charge overdraft or NSF fees on the certified account itself and offer coverage only as a separate service you would have to opt into.
Of the 6 state-based listings, the most come from American National Bank, Centris Federal Credit Union and Dayspring Bank Spring.